[opensuse] zypper : Failed to download ./repodata/primary.xml.gz

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Matthias Titeux

1 Dec 2009 1 Dec '09

13:59

Hi, The subject almost says it all. I post this message again since the subject may have been too obscure or unappealing since nobody answered. Sorry for the inconvenience if your read it already. Last Saturday I installed Opensuse 11.2 x86_64 on a computer running 10.3 for too long a time ;-) I formated / ext4 and mounted the existing /home ext3. Everything was smooth. No hassle except when I wanted to add the packman repo. Yast show errors while parsing the metadata (stuck trying to download the Primary.xml.gz file). I thought it may be a connection problem, or a sync of the mirror, but - Sunday and today the problem remains - Every other mirrors I have tried gave the same error - I had the same error on other repositories (opensuse-source repo, game repo...). I do not have this probleme with the update, the OSS and the non-OSS repos though. I never encountered such error before, not even on the 2 other 11.2 installation I have done (both i586 btw). Here is the output of a zypper refresh command: ararat:/home/matthias # zypper refresh Le dépôt 'NVIDIA Repository' est à jour. Le dépôt 'openSUSE BuildService - KDE:KDE4:Community' est à jour. Le dépôt 'openSUSE BuildService - OpenOffice.org' est à jour. Le dépôt 'openSUSE BuildService - Wine CVS Builds' est à jour. Le dépôt 'openSUSE BuildService - Jeux' est à jour. Le dépôt 'openSUSE BuildService - Mozilla' est à jour. Le dépôt 'Dépôt principal (NON-OSS)' est à jour. Le dépôt 'Dépôt principal (OSS)' est à jour. Le dépôt 'Dépôt principal de mise à jour' est à jour. Recupération des méta-données du dépôt 'Packman Repository' [\]Failed to download ./repodata/primary.xml.gz from http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.2/ Abandonner, réessayer, ignorer ? [a/r/i/?] (a): r Recupération des méta-données du dépôt 'Packman Repository' [/]Failed to download ./repodata/primary.xml.gz from http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.2/ However, It does not look like a connection problem, as zypper starts to read the data (maybe download) and get stuck at some point (30 or 36%). The same if I use YaST. Do somebody know what I am suppose to do ? Thanks in advance for your help Matthias -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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ne...

1 Dec 1 Dec

14:09

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 13:59, Matthias Titeux wrote:

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Hi, The subject almost says it all. [packman problem]

Do somebody know what I am suppose to do ? Best ask on the Packman List/forum if you haven't got an answer yet.

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Matthias Titeux

14:36

Le mardi 01 décembre 2009 15:09:18, ne... a écrit :

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On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 13:59, Matthias Titeux wrote:

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Hi, The subject almost says it all.

[packman problem]

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Do somebody know what I am suppose to do ?

Best ask on the Packman List/forum if you haven't got an answer yet.

ne...

Hi I am afraid that it is not a Packman problem, since as indicated it happens with Opensuse repo also (opensuse-source for example). Moreover, on another computer (i586 if that matters) runing 11.2 the problem does not occur with the packman repo (nor with any other repo). So I think that it may be a problem at my end. Since its a fresh install i do not know whats wrong. Thanks for the suggestion anyway. Matthias -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Roger Oberholtzer

14:12

On Tue, 2009-12-01 at 14:59 +0100, Matthias Titeux wrote:

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Hi, The subject almost says it all. I post this message again since the subject may have been too obscure or unappealing since nobody answered. Sorry for the inconvenience if your read it already.

I too am having problems with the repositories (since last Friday). I do not know why. I can browse them with my browser and retrieve an RPM rather quickly. zypper and YasT, OTOH, are slow as seasonal molasses. I have set the download policy to get everything first because the failures have been so frequent. I do not have any proxy stuff. I realize that it could be at this end, but we have two 11.2 machines in different offices and they are acting the same.

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However, It does not look like a connection problem, as zypper starts to read the data (maybe download) and get stuck at some point (30 or 36%).

Mine does the same. It gets to a certain percent, and then fails. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Roger Oberholtzer

20:19

On Tue, 2009-12-01 at 15:12 +0100, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:

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However, It does not look like a connection problem, as zypper starts to read the data (maybe download) and get stuck at some point (30 or 36%).

Mine does the same. It gets to a certain percent, and then fails.

Bit of an update. Seems our IT folk have installed one of these: http://www.mcafee.com/us/enterprise/products/email_and_web_security/web/web_... to check everything. Seems it is not unobtrusive. Why oh why do people do this... Does anyone else access openSUSE repositories via one of these devices? -- You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new. -- Steve Jobs Roger Oberholtzer Ramböll RST/OPQ Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Richard Creighton

21:00

On Tuesday 01 December 2009 15:19:21 Roger Oberholtzer wrote:

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On Tue, 2009-12-01 at 15:12 +0100, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:

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However, It does not look like a connection problem, as zypper starts to read the data (maybe download) and get stuck at some point (30 or 36%).

Mine does the same. It gets to a certain percent, and then fails.

Bit of an update. Seems our IT folk have installed one of these:

http://www.mcafee.com/us/enterprise/products/email_and_web_security/web/web _gateway.html

to check everything. Seems it is not unobtrusive. Why oh why do people do this...

Does anyone else access openSUSE repositories via one of these devices?

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Why oh why do people do this... The answer is probably: Windoze. Unless your IT group services only Linux

As there are several openSuSE.org repos and mirrors and other repos exhibiting these symptoms, the problem is probably in the specific repo and not the device in question. However, that was not the question: based workstations, the implication the others are using Doze and that OS NEEDS something not under the control of Doze, IMO Richard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Roger Oberholtzer

21:27

On Tue, 2009-12-01 at 16:00 -0500, Richard Creighton wrote:

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As there are several openSuSE.org repos and mirrors and other repos exhibiting these symptoms, the problem is probably in the specific repo and not the device in question.

I suspect it is a host of things. The only place it works good is at home, where I have no McAfee device in the way.

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Why oh why do people do this... The answer is probably: Windoze. Unless your IT group services only Linux

However, that was not the question: based workstations, the implication the others are using Doze and that OS NEEDS something not under the control of Doze, IMO

The OS supported in our company is Windows XP. So I think your answer is correct. All the PCs are centrally managed, with tight controls over settings and what is installed. I have convinced them to let me run Linux, with this Standard PD in a virtual machine. -- You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new. -- Steve Jobs Roger Oberholtzer Ramböll RST/OPQ Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Matthias Titeux

2 Dec 2 Dec

16:59

I am answering to myself to add this observation. I have added the KDE4:Community repo without any errors. I refreshed the repo in Yast then I wanted to download 2 plamsoids (yawp and yasp) and during the download an error occured (each time !): Failed to download ./x86_64/plasmoid-yasp-1.3-2.2.x86_64.rpm from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.2... So do anybody have an idea of what is going wrong here ? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Carlos E. R.

3 Dec 3 Dec

11:33

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday, 2009-12-02 at 17:59 +0100, Matthias Titeux wrote:

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I am answering to myself to add this observation.

I have added the KDE4:Community repo without any errors. I refreshed the repo in Yast then I wanted to download 2 plamsoids (yawp and yasp) and during the download an error occured (each time !):

Failed to download ./x86_64/plasmoid-yasp-1.3-2.2.x86_64.rpm from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.2...

So do anybody have an idea of what is going wrong here ?

No, sorry. Network missconfiguration? Network filtering, like that Roger is suffering? Try looking inside the Yast logs. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAksXog8ACgkQtTMYHG2NR9W3WgCfTT6JI7WKH0JzMQzOV77djZnt 5AYAoITD5QjBmLl+ckSX5YxOMX+brpcr =7Fk4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Lukas Ocilka

12:38

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dne 3.12.2009 12:33, Carlos E. R. napsal(a):

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Failed to download ./x86_64/plasmoid-yasp-1.3-2.2.x86_64.rpm from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.2...

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So do anybody have an idea of what is going wrong here ?

No, sorry. Network missconfiguration? Network filtering, like that Roger is suffering?

Try looking inside the Yast logs.

Try checking the the online repository whether the required package exists and also whether it can be downloaded: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.2... E.g., by downloading it with firefox, curl, etc. There have been several issues reported that the default download tool 'aria2c' sometimes (for unknown reason) cannot download files that, in fact, exist in an online repository. Try renaming /usr/bin/aria2c to, for instance, /usr/bin/aria2c.backup and then retry downloading the RPM. Bye Lukas -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFLF7FIVSqMdRCqTiwRAv+HAKCTpRdEr2QeVH8lLZLIuObk9bqGqQCfSLzx PyTHe7Sb3oJ42lSiuUmEptw= =pjPJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Roger Oberholtzer

14:40

On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 13:38 +0100, Lukas Ocilka wrote:

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There have been several issues reported that the default download tool 'aria2c' sometimes (for unknown reason) cannot download files that, in fact, exist in an online repository.

Try renaming /usr/bin/aria2c to, for instance, /usr/bin/aria2c.backup and then retry downloading the RPM.

YES! This fixed my problem. The McAfee device was not the problem. I can do updates! I am happy. Thanks Lukas! In my case, it often downloaded a big part of the file, but did not finish. Even though it worked fine in firefox. In firefox, the download is always done by the McAfee computer I pointed to earlier in the post. It shows a web progress page when doing the download. Which I had a suspicion was confusing the update download agent. Perhaps this is confusing aria2c. OOC, with aria2c out of the way, who becomes the download agent? Any features lost as a result? -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Carlos E. R.

15:12

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday, 2009-12-03 at 15:40 +0100, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:

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Try renaming /usr/bin/aria2c to, for instance, /usr/bin/aria2c.backup and then retry downloading the RPM.

YES!

You can disable it with: export ZYPP_ARIA2C=0 in the same session where yast runs.

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This fixed my problem. The McAfee device was not the problem. I can do updates! I am happy.

Thanks Lukas!

In my case, it often downloaded a big part of the file, but did not finish. Even though it worked fine in firefox. In firefox, the download is always done by the McAfee computer I pointed to earlier in the post. It shows a web progress page when doing the download. Which I had a suspicion was confusing the update download agent. Perhaps this is confusing aria2c.

OOC, with aria2c out of the way, who becomes the download agent? Any features lost as a result?

Quite a lot... it is responsible for downloading from several mirrors at the same time, and for switching from a faulty mirror to another one. Without it, if you get a faulty mirror, that package download fails completely, you have to retry, which may fail as well if you get the same mirror. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAksX1VoACgkQtTMYHG2NR9WMXwCeN877ssrYpyEjQ8S2393kOdLI eg8AoJbgXRR7OJ19/zyNG/2POiAi002c =vTnF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Roger Oberholtzer

14:29

On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 12:33 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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No, sorry. Network missconfiguration? Network filtering, like that Roger is suffering?

Suffering is the correct adjective. And I do not seem to be able to effect a change of policy. I am going to see if I can get them to allow http://download.opensuse.org/ but I doubt if they will. Once you start letting sites in, the whole thing becomes pointless. Or more pointless... -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Carlos E. R.

15:14

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday, 2009-12-03 at 15:29 +0100, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:

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On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 12:33 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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No, sorry. Network missconfiguration? Network filtering, like that Roger is suffering?

Suffering is the correct adjective. And I do not seem to be able to effect a change of policy. I am going to see if I can get them to allow http://download.opensuse.org/ but I doubt if they will. Once you start letting sites in, the whole thing becomes pointless. Or more pointless...

It would not work. It is a redirector: the actual site you download from varies a lot. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAksX1eMACgkQtTMYHG2NR9WvygCfXh/t5VFpHqxH0jxp+DL0iSNj oPUAnjelrGjUNEC2d30OjO/kt378tyu7 =8Za/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Roger Oberholtzer

15:29

On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 16:14 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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Suffering is the correct adjective. And I do not seem to be able to effect a change of policy. I am going to see if I can get them to allow http://download.opensuse.org/ but I doubt if they will. Once you start letting sites in, the whole thing becomes pointless. Or more pointless...

It would not work. It is a redirector: the actual site you download from varies a lot.

As I expected. So, I hope the disabling of aria2c really is fixing things. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Matthias Titeux

17:18

Le jeudi 03 décembre 2009 16:29:27, Roger Oberholtzer a écrit :

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On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 16:14 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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Suffering is the correct adjective. And I do not seem to be able to effect a change of policy. I am going to see if I can get them to allow http://download.opensuse.org/ but I doubt if they will. Once you start letting sites in, the whole thing becomes pointless. Or more pointless...

It would not work. It is a redirector: the actual site you download from varies a lot.

As I expected. So, I hope the disabling of aria2c really is fixing things.

This does the trick for me too ! Thanks to Lukas who pointed us on this. Disabling aria2c (by renaming the binary) allowed to add the packman repo and to download few packages. However, if I revert aria2c (mv aria2cbkup aria2c), the problem persists. So we are bound to not use aria2c which as Carlos mentionned might be a problem. I hope that we can find better than this hack. I will try to open a bug on bugzilla (no time right now). Cheers -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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